News from October 2026

Experimental orbital datacenter prototype puts its TPU to work producing poetry

Intel is expanding chipmaking and advanced packaging capacity across the U.S., Ireland, and Malaysia to meet surging AI-driven demand for data center CPUs amid shrinking PC market and persistent supply constraints.

Hey everyone, I recently updated CipherCore — open-source collection of reusable, Verilog crypto cores — with a new implementation of the SPECK lightweight block cipher. Instead of writing separate modules for every block/key size, the goal here was maximum parameterization.

Here is a quick breakdown of what’s under the hood: One File, 10 Variants: A single source file covers all ten SPECK configurations (from Speck32/64 all the way up to Speck128/256). The specific variant is selected purely b…

A developer has created a full Intel 486 PC system, using 100% pure-JavaScript, in a browser.

Hi, I have recieved an offer for lead validation engineer at NXP at my preferred location. Wanted to know how is the work life, culture and Annual review looks like in NXP.

I am currently as TI, Bangalore. (3+ yr exp) submitted by /u/hardoi_ [link] [comments]

How a $6.9B bet on Mellanox made Nvidia bigger than Cisco, and the world's most valuable company to boot

Hello there everyone this is an important question Tonight I have to submit it. The question is What made you join a semiconductor or an electronic or electrical field.

Please be honest. And also Add an incident which made you join it Thank you very much submitted by /u/Traditional-Tone4436 [link] [comments]

Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) The Taiex, the Taiwan Stock Exchange's benchmark index, is expected to face heavy downward pressure Monday after American depositary receipts (ADRs) of contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plunged nearly 6 percent overnight, tracking a broader sell-off in U.S. tech stocks amid concerns over massive artificial intelligence (AI) spending, an analyst said Saturday.

Hi everyone, I'm a recent EE graduate with no industry experience. I applied for an RF/Analog Engineer position requiring 3+ years of experience, but the hiring manager was impressed with my resume and reached out for an interview.

The role focuses on RF/Analog System Engineering for wireless connectivity, rather than traditional validation. It involves RX/TX chains, pre/post-silicon analysis, debugging, performance optimization, and working with chip design teams.

For the past six months, I've…

Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) On the back of robust global demand for data center infrastructure during the current AI boom, MediaTek Inc., Taiwan's largest IC designer, expects that it will take up about 20 percent of the global market share in application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) used in AI accelerators.

Hello, I have an offer from Silicon Labs, Austin as an Analog Design Engineer. TI’s acquisition is scheduled to happen by the first half of 2027, and it would help TI’s embedded processing group.

Is it a smart choice to join Silicon Labs given that the group might have some overlap, and layoffs might follow in a few years? How has TI handled its previous acquisitions? submitted by /u/Brave_Gate_8451 [link] [comments]

Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) said Saturday it had identified three government agencies involved in drone procurement linked to a company accused of supplying drones containing Chinese-made chips.

Hello everyone, I’m a 2026 Electronics and Communication Engineering graduated . currently looking for internship, apprenticeship, or entry-level opportunities in the semiconductor and hardware design industry.

I’m particularly interested in joining early-stage semiconductor startups, where I can contribute to ongoing projects, work with experienced engineers, and gain hands-on industry experience. Areas of Interest ASIC Physical Design FPGA Design and Prototyping Physical Verification (DRC, LV…

The co-founder of Chinese chip giant Cambricon Technologies urged the introduction of universal ethical requirements for leading Chinese and American artificial intelligence models on Friday to mitigate growing risks to society.

Chen Yunji’s remarks at an event in Shanghai come as the rapid advance of AI systems globally has resulted in a string of high-profile cyberattacks that have threatened critical infrastructure and breached government servers. Predicting that AI advances would develop...

Hi, I am a working professional in semiconductor industry and want to explore the salary range for my role in my current company as the appraisal season is just around the corner. Came across this website called levels.fyi and it is directly asking my LinkedIn url for account registration, is it really safe to do?

Please do suggest. Thanks submitted by /u/Independent-Peace430 [link] [comments]

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According to Hardware leaker Haze, Nova Lake is expected to deliver an 8% raw single-thread performance improvement without bLLC and 17% with bLLC. Haze also references an approximately 15% performance improvement from Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) and around 20% higher gaming performance, citing Intel slides.

These figures have not been independently verified. Our documents suggest that the standard Nova Lake-S 28C processor, configured with a 285W PL1, could deliver up to 16% hi…

Any idea how is the working culture at AMD ?? submitted by /u/Embarrassed_Bite_400 [link] [comments]

Investors await earnings from Apple, AMD, and other major companies, as well as the midterm elections and the monthly jobs report.

Amazon SageMaker AI inference now supports GPU partitioning, enabling you to run several models on a single GPU instead of dedicating a whole accelerator to each one. Using NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) technology, SageMaker AI divides a GPU into as many as seven isolated partitions, each with its own memory and compute.

Customers serving small and mid-size models, such as fine-tuned variants, embedding models, rerankers, and classifiers, previously had to give every model an entire accelerat…

Yesterday I appeared on Yahoo Finance to discuss the specifics and the fallout from Intel’s just-released earnings report. You can watch a short video excerpt via the link below, or read on for an AI-generated, human-edited overview and summary of the full conversation.

Link to edited segment. Overview Intel shares dropped significantly in aftermarket trading […] The post Patrick Moorhead Discusses Intel Earnings on Yahoo Finance, October 29, 2026 — Broadcast Analysis appeared first on Moor Ins…

Intel's Q3 2026 earnings highlighted how well the data center segment is doing and how rough the client segment is due to DRAM and NAND pricing The post Intel Q3 2026 Earnings Data Center Soars While PC Faces Memory Pressure appeared first on ServeTheHome.

For 3 years now, people have consistently talked about the ram shortage, and that the prices are only going higher. People have been saying to wait it out, or wait till the Ai bubble pops.

Here’s the thing, it’s not heading in that direction, it only keeps getting worse and worse as times go on. Ram prices are increasing, everyone is going mac mini or dgx spark, and it’s spiraling out of control because people see the VALUE of local compute.

Are we figuring out any alternatives? consumer TPU’s?…

Can anyone tell me about the bonus Indian employees get from micron this quarter ? And is that vary according to your level such as engineer, senior, staff ,lead or is it the same for everyone.

I wanted to know about what does an engineer level gets submitted by /u/FunRutabaga5302 [link] [comments]

I’m a PhD ChemE, looking to transition over into semi fab from battery separators manufacturing (been in this area for 10y now) There’s a lot of domain similarities- materials characterization, yield and RCA, troubleshooting equipment and processes through gas phase reactions- to name a few. I’ve done fair bit of CVD for my PhD.

I’m also getting some hand-on experience on ALD and etch over the course of next few months. My question is- how easy or difficult is it to make a mid-career transition…

The Zenbook Duo was one of ASUS’s first notebooks featuring Intel’s new Panther Lake processors, also known as the Core 3 Ultra Series. This year’s model is an updated version of the original Zenbook Duo released in 2024.

I didn’t get a chance to play with the original version back then, but it intrigued me […] The post ASUS Zenbook Duo Review: Dynamic Displays Paired with Powerful Panther Lake Chips — Research Note appeared first on Moor Insights & Strategy.

Hi all: I am currently considering Marvell and Nvidia for mixed signal design. Does anyone know if there's any difference in the work culture there? (is there good collaboration between engineers and teams).

Is there a good level of ownership from design engineers? From talking to people, everyone seems very busy and scope can be limited.

I was just trying to get insight into the work culture in the teams. They are both very good companies.

I come from a big traditional analog company, where an…

Intel's gloomy outlook for its PC business wipes out $1 trillion of semiconductor market capitalization in a day, barely affects Apple.

First the RTX 5090, now the RTX 5080. Nvidia quietly removes the RTX 5080 listing from the marketplace as prices explode to 2.2X MSRP on the retail market.

Here's a roundup of this week's must-read articles: How to Navigate the Memory Chip Shortage, When Engineering Apps Need Agentic AI, and Real-Time Sensing Prevents Catastrophic Infrastructure Failures, and more!

Also, check News Archives - Embedded and Technical Articles Archives - Embedded for the complete list of news and articles from our website. NEWS Qt Group Introduces Clate for [...] The post Development Platforms for Edge AI, When Engineering Apps Need Agentic AI, Real-Time Sensing: Emb…

Agents present a bursty workload, leaving CPUs frequently idle, which is placing new demands on CPU infrastructure. The post Google: Agentic AI Will Drive New Demands on Data Center CPUs appeared first on EE Times.

Agilex 2X FPGAs and AI design agent deliver up to 10× faster design creation. The post Altera Brings FPGAs to Physical AI With Agilex 2X and an Agentic Design Assistant appeared first on Embedded.

Danisense’s high-precision current transducer is designed for isolated DC and AC current measurement in PCB-mounted power electronics.

Security teams need powerful tools to find vulnerabilities, test exploits, and build defenses. Daybreak Red from OpenAI is now available to eligible customers on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-East), bringing advanced AI to this work.

Part of OpenAI’s Daybreak cyber defense initiative, Daybreak Red: GPT-5.6 Cyber is built for authorized vulnerability research, exploit reproduction, and mitigation development. It gives verified defenders more room to investigate complex security problems, wi…

Daniel is joined by Matthew Burns. Matt develops go-to-market strategies for Samtec’s Silicon-to-Silicon solutions.

Over the course of 25 years, he has been a leader in design, applications engineering, industry standards, technical sales and marketing in the telecommunications, medical and electronic components industries.… Read More

i'm coming from software and working on my first chip. i've been using openroad with asap7, and i've got parts of the rtl matching a software reference in simulation. it feels like progress, but i'm not sure what those checks might be missing. on your last project, what did you look at along the way to know things were coming together? and how did you explain that progress to people without a hardware background? submitted by /u/TomasPiaggio [link] [comments]

Siglent’s new microwave signal generators, the SSG6M80A series, feature phase-coherent signal generation with two or four channels up to 20 GHz. The company highlights that the requirements placed on RF […] The post Siglent SSG6M80A expands microwave signal generation for up to 20 GHz appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a podcast interview that "it's quite terrible" for people to have RAM in their own PCs when it could go into AI data centers.

The Google Cloud AI Infrastructure team had another busy month in October, filled with new product launches and updates to power today’s AI and agentic workloads scalably and efficiently.

We were also honored to share our progress with customers, partners, and the broader community at leading industry events, including NVIDIA GTC, PyTorch Conference, and AGNTCon + MCPCon. Let’s dive in!

Product, technology, and tools updates New compute service: Agent Compute Engine is a purpose-built compute s…

Hello All, I've got an interview lined up for the Content Marketing Specialist role at a semiconductor yield management platform. What are the latest marketing strategies in this arena?

Like, are SEO blog posts, case studies, and brochures still a thing, or has everyone moved to YouTube long- and short-form content? submitted by /u/Far-Swimming1699 [link] [comments]

Hi redditers, I managed to get an interview at imec for "process engineer (talent pool)". It will be my first interview for the position with technical team manager and team lead.

I asked for specialization since process engineer is a broader term to which I was told that it will be discussed during the interview. Any and all sorts of advice will be welcomed to prepare for this interview (it's in a week) .

Thank you. submitted by /u/shanna0312 [link] [comments]

Hi! We are two students conducting a short survey to better understand how people use EDA software for chip design, the challenges they face, and what could make these tools more accessible and easier to use.

Its anonymous and will take less than 5 minutes, so if you have some complaints about your EDA software and want to blow some steam off, give us a response! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHSearZXksYgzXIkpw6E_HWlzvaSvcjjd7rbGL0B-sb6hsag/viewform?usp=header submitted by /u/gillo0…

STMicroelectronics' 3-A gate drivers with internal active Miller clamp simplify high-voltage power converters.

Intel faces a tough challenge as manufacturing bottlenecks and rising memory costs impact PC sales despite strong data center growth. The post Intel’s Q3 Results Show Supply Chain Disruptions and PC Plunge appeared first on EE Times.

AI Roundtable & Dinner: Productivity Gains and Risk Readiness in Electronics - with AI 1502527_Anasta… Oct 30, 2026 Register Your Interest Date Nov 9, 2026 | 6:00 - 10:00pm CET (11:00am - 3:00pm CST) Event Type Independent Event AI is reshaping the electronics industry.

Discover how leading companies use AI to boost productivity, improve efficiency, manage risk, and gain a competitive edge. Hear real-world insights from John Mitchell, CEO of the Global Electronics Association, startup leaders a…

Discussions around TSMC’s vertical DRAM patents raise an intriguing question: could the world’s leading foundry eventually challenge established memory manufacturers? The curiosity is understandable.

Patent disclosures involving vertical transistors and integrated capacitors show that TSMC is exploring architectures… Read More The post TSMC’s Patent and the Harsh Realities of 3D DRAM Competition appeared first on SemiWiki.

Hello everyone! I realise that this may not be the best sub to post this in, but any advice would be greatly appreciated :) I am an Electrical Engineering junior (graduating May 2028) from India.

I was looking for global internship programs in international semiconductor companies (more focused on fabrication / processes than chip design). I have applied to the TSMC DNA 2027 program along with ASM's global internship.

I am looking for more relevant ones to apply for, which also transition into …

PsiQuantum’s eight-port optical switch typically loses 1.2 dB, under a quarter of its light, where data centers allow up to 3 dB.

The company has expanded its M-CRPS portfolio with high-density 12 V and 54 V power supplies for AI and data center infrastructure. The post Advanced Energy Expands M-CRPS Range for AI Data Centers appeared first on Power Electronics News.

An affordable desktop gaming PC with an RTX 5060 GPU inside for under $850.